Mike Woods finished 7th in the general classification of the Vuelta a España, a three-week long (Aug. 19 – Sept. 10) Grand Tour race that started in Nîmes, France and wrapped up in Madrid, Spain. Woods’ finish was the best ever by a Canadian at the Vuelta a España and the fifth best by a Canadian in a Grand Tour race ever.
Three years after conceding her right to compete as a Canadian on the world stage, curler Jamie Sinclair finds herself at the height of her game and living out her dream – battling for a spot on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team.
Joanna Brown got back on the path to victory this year. At June’s Ottawa International Triathlon she captured her first senior national title. It was the start to a career-best season.
By Charlie Pinkerton A trio of Ottawa’s brightest young soccer stars represented Canada on the world stage last month. Cyrann Essindi, Ben Penticost and Hadi Assaad each made their presence felt for Team Canada at the Danone Nations Cup held at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, near New York, The trio of…
Kate Miller would have been happy with just competing at the Pan American Junior Diving Championships.
But after breaking her toe before the competition, she’d never imagine she wouldn’t only reach the podium twice, but win a gold medal and be the first to hear O Canada played in her honour.
Kelleigh Ryan of Ottawa helped Canada’s women’s foil team to its best ever finish at October’s Fencing World Cup in Cancun, Mexico. The team, coached by Ottawa Fencing’s Paul ApSimon, was ranked 7th in the world going into the tournament. The team defeated Great Britain 45-36, then 4th ranked France by a score of 45-37,…
Swimming Canada has chosen two Ottawa athletes to compete for Canada in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4-15, 2018. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and Eli Wall, both 22, will represent the nation’s capital at the Games. A 2016 Olympian, Barrhaven’s Seltenreich-Hodgson has swam with the Nepean-Kanata Barracudas and the Greater Ottawa Kingfish…
